Thinking God's Thoughts

This week I sit down with Stuart Elliott, writer of the Beautiful Masculinity Substack, to talk about what a whole, biblically-formed man actually looks like, and why so many of the current answers to the masculinity conversation fall short. Stuart also writes about education, literature, and cultivating a beautiful life alongside his wife over at Cultivating the Beautiful Life on Substack. He and...

In this episode, I chatted with Glenn Sunshine, a retired history professor, senior fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, and founder of Every Square Inch Ministries, to explore one of the most urgent questions facing the church today: why does the Christian life feel so flat, and what can we do about it? Resources mentioned: Glenn Sunshine on Substack: glennsunshine.substack.com Ev...

In this episode, I sit down with Nate Walker, a pastor, author, and founder of Trinity Classical School in Bellingham, Washington, to talk about gospel education, covenant succession, and why the church must reclaim its historic mission of discipleship through education. Nate's new book Gospel Education just released, and this conversation unpacks the theological vision behind it: why education is...

I sit down with Pastor Rick Witmer to discuss anxiety, worry, and fear from a biblical counseling perspective. Rick shares his personal journey through severe medical anxiety, his transition from integrationist to biblical counseling, and how his own struggles led him to write a devotional resource for anxious young hearts. The conversation covers what anxiety actually is, why scripture treats it...

In this episode, I sit down with Pastor Matthew Everhard to discuss his book Bold as a Lion: Christian Courage in an Age of Cowards. We explore the difference between natural fear and sinful cowardice, how the church lost its courage during COVID-19 and cultural shifts, and what it means for Christian men to pursue biblical courage. Matthew presents a taxonomy of fears and five archetypes of coura...

In this episode, Matthew Statler discusses the limitations of trauma-informed care and the sufficiency of Scripture for catastrophic suffering. Matthew shares his personal journey through four combat deployments, PTSD diagnosis, and VA treatment, only to find lasting transformation through biblical counseling and the Word of God. He explores how modern psychology medicalizes normal suffering, why...

In this episode, we tackle a controversial but critical issue plaguing conservative churches: how feminism has infiltrated biblical counseling and marriage ministry. Dr. David Edgington, author of "White Knights and Reviling Wives," exposes a pattern he's witnessed in over 500 families; where pastors hold husbands accountable for sin but give wives a pass, leading to devastating consequences for m...

In this conversation, pastor and author C.R. Wiley helps us think Christianly about artificial intelligence. We discuss what AI actually is, why it's different from previous technology, and the spiritual dangers of the transhumanist movement. Wiley offers three practical rules for staying human in an AI-saturated world and explains why self-mastery is the key to using AI without being used by it....

In this episode, I interview Jacob Allee, classical educator and founder of Study The Great Books, about the lost art of virtue and how the habits we form today shape who we become tomorrow. We explore the seven cardinal and theological virtues, how they relate to Christian living, and practical ways to develop virtue in daily life. The Seven Virtues: Four Cardinal Virtues (foundation of civilizat...